Coverage dated December 4, 2023

Assault charges dropped against 17 Austin police officers in 2020 George Floyd protests as city officials request DOJ investigation

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By Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A Texas prosecutor has dropped indictments against 17 Austin police officers who were charged with assault after being accused of injuring demonstrators during the 2020 George Floyd protests, and city officials are asking the US Justice Department to in…

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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Texas prosecutor drops charges against 17 Austin police over tactics used during 2020 protests (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published Dec 4, 2023
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A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin police officers for tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd's killing said Monday he was dropping most of the cases and would ask the Justice Department to investigate instead.
KTVZ Bend
Assault charges dropped against 17 Austin police officers in 2020 George Floyd protests as city officials request DOJ investigation (opens KTVZ Bend)
Published Dec 4, 2023
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By Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A Texas prosecutor has dropped indictments against 17 Austin police officers who were charged with assault after being accused of injuring demonstrators during the 2020 George Floyd protests, and city officials are asking the US Justice Department to in…
NBC News
Indictments dropped against 17 Texas police officers over tactics used during 2020 George Floyd protests (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 4, 2023
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Democratic Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, who was elected months after the protests and ran on promises to hold police accountable in Austin, said his office would still move forward with prosecuting four other officers.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Prosecutor drops charges against 17 Austin police over tactics used in 2020 protests (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published Dec 4, 2023
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A Texas prosecutor is dropping most of the charges levied against police officers in Austin over tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd’s killing.

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